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Good afternoon - and a quick glance at the clock tells me that morning has passed. But I'm still here and in one piece, at least the last time I checked.

I'm in full recovery mode after last night's post-rainout birthday bash at Sliders.

You know it's a good time when you hear, "Drink up and get out!"

Or maybe that just means you've worn out your welcome.

It's so good to have Joe Christensen, my former tag-team partner at The Sun, and Gary Washburn, formerly of MLB.com, back in town for the weekend. It doesn't get much better than those two guys, as I was reminded again last night. Good times.

And no, I'm NOT 50 years old. It was a joke that, fortunately for me, was played while the game was not. The fewer people who saw it, the better.

Anyway, I'm heading to Camden Yards in a few minutes and I'll post the lineups for Game 1 as soon as they become available. I'm also taping a segment for a future installment of O's Xtra that should be pretty amusing.

I'll be interviewing Dennis Sarfate and Aubrey Huff, the two first-time fathers on the team -letting them swap stories and perhaps offer each other a little advice. Feel free to pass along some questions that you think would enhance the segment.

Just a reminder that MASN can't televise the first two hours of Game 1 because of the league's blackout window that runs from 1:05 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. The network will join the game in progress.